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48 Hours (1982)  link to 48 Hours on IMDb  

Number: 34

poster 48 Hours

IMDb Rating:
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6.9/10 (62849 votes)

Country: USA, 96 minutes

Spoken Languages: English

Genre(s): Action, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Thriller

Director(s): Walter Hill

Storyline:
Oddball cop and tough guy, Jack Cates is the only survivor of a cop shooting and in hunting down the murderer collects Reggie Hammond from jail for 48 hours. Hammond is oddly motivated to help. The killer is searching for his stash of cash. Cates and Hammond who have the Black-white, cop-crook thing to work out make surprisingly good partners as they navigate through the city looking for their suspect.

Cast:

photo Nick Nolte Nick Nolte Jack Cates
photo Eddie Murphy Eddie Murphy Reggie Hammond
photo Annette O'Toole Annette O'Toole Elaine
photo Frank McRae Frank McRae Haden
photo James Remar James Remar Ganz

Medium: Unknown,

Loaned: No

Aspect ratio: 1.85:1